NHTSA Complaint #10318440 — 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD 500 LTD. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM ATLANTIC CITY. THE DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE I WAS STARTING THE CAR AND WENT INTO FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE. AFTER PULLING OVER, THE CAR RAN NORMAL. THE NEXT OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN THE CAR STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS DONE THIS ON NUMEROUS OCCASTIONS. THEN THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AGAIN AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS STAYED ON. THIS WINTER SEASON THE DOOR LATCHES WOULD NOT CATCH TO KEEP THE DOORS SHUT. AFTER IT RAINS THE REAR DOORS HAVE WATER SITTING INSIDE OF THEM. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THESE PROBLEMS WERE ON FORD'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLITEN (TSB). I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ACCORDING TO THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS WORK DONE PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. I ALSO HAD THE CAR WORKED ON FOR THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS FIXED. THE CAR IS STILL EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS. I DON'T HAVE THE FINANCES TO CONTINUE TO HAVE WORK DONE AND THE PROBLEMS NOT BE FIXED. *TR